000
FZPN03 KNHC 200230
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC FRI MAY 20 2016

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS

SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE 
HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE 
MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.

SECURITE

E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W AND 03.4S TO THE 
EQUATOR E OF 120W 

SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC FRI MAY 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT MAY 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SUN MAY 22.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FROM 09.5N TO 15N W OF 136W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT
IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL.
.18 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.N OF LINE FROM 30N125W TO 27N133W TO 28.5N140W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 29.5N BETWEEN 119W AND 125W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. N OF LINE FROM 30N133W TO
27N133W TO 25.5N140W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.18 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 30N E OF 114W S WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 31N114.5W 1006 MB. GULF OF
CALIFORNIA N OF 29.5N WITHIN 60 NM SE SEMICIRCLE OF LOW S TO SW
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.42 HOUR FORECAST LOW TO MOVE NE OF BASIN AND WEAKEN. WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 29.5N E OF 114.5W
S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.30 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10.5N TO 11.5N E OF 88W...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8
FT. 
.36 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88.5W...INCLUDING THE
GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
.42 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

CONVECTION VALID 0130 UTC FRI MAY 20...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...  
MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDS FROM LOW PRESSURE OVER COLOMBIA NEAR
08N75W TO 10.5N86W TO 07.5N105W. ITCZ EXTENDS FROM 07.5N105W TO
09.5N119W TO BEYOND 04N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG
CONVECTION IS NOTED FROM 04.5N TO 10.5N BETWEEN 86W AND 108W.
WIDELY SCATTERED TO SCATTERED MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION IS
NOTED WITHIN 120 NM N AND 60 NM S OF ITCZ BETWEEN 126W AND 137W.

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.